We approach the Plaza del Conde de Miranda, in the Madrid of the Austrias, to Carboneras del Corpus Convent. Built in the 17th century, the works were carried out Miguel de Soria between 1615-1625, with the sober and counter-reformist style of the time of Philip III. Without a doubt, an excellent example of Madrid baroque.

The founding of the convent is due to a descendant of Beatriz Galindo “La Latina” (writer and humanist, tutor of Isabel the Catholic): Doña Beatriz Ramírez de Mendoza, Countess of Castellar, on September 28, 1607.

The convent is inhabited by cloistered Hieronymite nuns. The church lacks a main façade and what it presents instead is a small side entrance with a 17th century relief of Saint Jerome and Saint Paula adoring the Eucharist, flanked by the founders' coat of arms. The interior is preserved intact; a construction from the 17th century, with a single floor, without chapels, divided into sections by Tuscan pilasters. It houses a painting of the Immaculate Virgin that was apparently found in a coal mine, from which the name of Las Carboneras derives.

The church is usually always open and the nuns sell sweets, not always available. It's worth calling the doorman to buy some pastries. The journey to reach the turnstile takes us through a hallway, two cozy small patios, with their windows, bars, a bell and a sink. An experience that transports us back in time and that not everyone knows about despite having it so close at hand.

A abrazo.